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Health and Physical Education

The health and physical education program prepares teacher candidates to teach pre-kindergarten through 12th grade health and physical education. The program also prepares all majors to qualify for Virginia teacher licensure.

What Will I Study?

You will study a wide range of subjects in physical activity and teaching methodology. All students gain a base of knowledge in health topics such as nutrition, drugs, and the dimensions of health and wellness. Students will also participate in a wide range of classes learning how the human body moves and ways to teach appropriate movement patterns to students.

What Kind of Job Can I Get?

Public school Health and Physical Education teacher (elementary, middle, high school)

Private School Health and Physical Education teacher

Coach

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What Are Some of Our Graduates Doing?

Middle school teacher - Lynchburg City

High school teacher - City of Alexandria

Elementary school teacher

Adjunct faculty - Lynchburg College

Graduate School

Lynchburg College Health and Physical Education graduates are attending:

The University of Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University

Lynchburg College

Program Approval

The Health and Physical Education program is an accredited teacher preparation program through the Virginia Department of Education.

I really enjoyed going into the schools for practicum classes, having kids from Head Start coming to the college, and of course, doing student teaching.